Cybersecurity in Local Government

Parham Eftekhari, Executive Director at the Cybersecurity Collaborative, and Hemant Desai, Chief Information Officer at the International City/County Management Association (ICMA), discuss the universal threat of cyber-attacks and the unique challenges local governments face as high-profile targets, including:What are best practices?What do we prioritize?How can we train a reluctant staff?How to translate between a city manager and the CTO role?How can we demonstrate urgency to gain more resources?What are realistic and measurable goals beyond did we suffer a major attack or not?Resources:ICMA Cybersecurity Leadership AcademyCybersecurity CollaborativeCybersecurity Infrastructure Security AgencyCybersecurity Considerations to Implement IoT